Today Senate Democrats will introduce a plan to replace the sequester, and the propose $100 billion in stimulus spending. Senate Budget Committee Chairperson Patty Murray will present the plan, which reduces the deficit by $1.85 trillion with a balanced approach of 50-50 spending cuts and new revenues.

The Democratic budget includes $275 billion in healthcare savings, $240 billion in defense cuts, $242 billion in reduced interest rates, and an additional $200 billion reduction in non-defense spending. The Senate plan balances those cuts with $975 billion in revenues, which would be raised by closing tax loopholes and cutting wasteful spending. And, most importantly, the bill includes $100 billion dollar stimulus spending, which could be a huge investment in our nation.

Already, Republicans have attacked Patty Murray and the Senate Democratic plan, calling it a $1 trillion tax increase. But, it's certainly a more balanced approach than the Ryan Budget, which slashes vital programs and destroys healthcare for as many as 35 million people. One hundred billion dollars would be a great start towards getting people back to work, rebuilding our infrastructure, and stimulating our economy.

Let's help make this plan a reality. Call your Senators today and tell them to support the Democratic plan to replace the sequester

-Thom

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Tuesday's Daily Stack

Hour One: Why do you support big government demanding mandatory gun ownership?
- Edith Portillo, City Council Member-Nelson, GA.

Article: "City Councilwoman Defends Mandatory Gun Proposal On Fox: ’90 Percent’ Of Residents Support It" by Meenal Vamburkar.

Article: "The Kennesaw, Georgia Gun Violence Reduction Myth" by Paul Hooson.

Article: "Paul Ryan's Baffling Budget" by James Poulos.

Article: "Rep. Paul Ryan: Republicans won’t ‘give up on destroying the health care system’" by Eric W. Dolan.

Article: "Maine town rejects mandatory gun ownership" by AP.

Article: "2013 - Heavy Hundred" by Talkers.Com.

Article: "Obama changing course, talking to Congress" by Anita Kumar.

Article: "Paul Ryan’s budget: Social engineering with a side of deficit reduction" by Ezra Klein.

Book: "Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die: Musings from the Road" by Willie Nelson.

Book: "The Agenda: Inside the Clinton White House" by Bob Woodward.

Hour Two: Time for an internet sales tax?
- J.D. Tuccille, Reason 24/7

Article: "Internet sales tax bill a bad idea" by Jessica Melugin.

Article: "Collect online sales tax" by Miami Herald.

Book: "The Thom Hartmann Reader" by Thom Hartmann.

Site: "White Rose Society".

Quote: "Taxes are what we pay for civilized society" by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.".

Article: "Sherman Antitrust Act", 1890.

Talk Radio News Segment:
- Victoria Jones

Site: "Goats for the old Goat".

Article: "Reid on Ryan budget: 'The same fuzzy math'" by David Lightman.

Article: "Democratic Sen. Patty Murray’s budget plan delivers $1 trillion tax increase" by Cheryl K. Chumley.

Speech: "A New Covenant for Economic Change" by Bill Clinton, November 20, 1991.

Article: "James Clapper: 5K Contract Jobs At Risk Under Sequestration" by Ross Wilkers.

Article: "Budget Cuts Risk Harm to National Security, Clapper Says" by Laura Litvan & David Lerman.

Article: "James Clapper: Sequestration risks safety" by Josh Gerstein.

Article: "Senate committee OKs bill expanding background checks for gun sales" by Melanie Mason.

Article: "U.S. Senate panel expands background checks, school security plan".

Article: "The Richest People On The Planet 2013" by Luisa Kroll and Kerry A. Dolan.

Article: "Mexico eyes telecoms revolution" by Adam Thomson.

Article: "Ending the Internet’s Trench Warfare" by Yochai Benkler.

Documentary: "End of the Road".

The good: Progressive House Democrats: "Lawmakers ask Obama to detail drone policy" by Josh Gerstein.

The bad: "Mike Ruffer, Five Guys Franchise Owner, Says Obamacare Will Increase Menu Prices".

The very, very ugly: "Former GOP Rep. Joe Walsh: The American people are ‘stupid’ and ‘lazy’" by Eric W. Dolan.

Article: "Progressives Unveil Budget Alternative To Paul Ryan Plan" by Luke Johnson.

Article: "Would FDIC deter wrongdoing by announcing settlements with banks?" by E. Scott Reckard.

Article: "Report: Half trillion need to update schools" by Philip Elliott.

Article: "New York City large-soda ban blocked by judge" by BBC.

Article: "Greece Faces 150,000 Job-Cut Hurdle to Aid Payment: Euro Credit" by Maria Petrakis & Marcus Bensasso.

Article: "Indiana woman sues Catholic church over banning husband’s NASCAR tombstone" by Emily Mullen.

What is the Back to Work Budget?
- Congressman Raul Grijalva (D-AZ, 3rd District)

Hour Two: "Pop-tart" bill - isn't this really about guns?
- JB Jennings, Maryland State Senator (R-MD, District 7)

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